PSYCH NUR 420 EXAM 1
SCHIZOPHRENIA QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Persecution Delusion example - ANSWER-My father had me committed so he could make
me take my medication
Somatic Delusion - ANSWER-Belief that something highly unusual is happening to one's
body or internal organs
Religious Delusions - ANSWER-often center around the second coming of Christ or
another significant religious figure or prophet
Nihilistic Delusions - ANSWER-involve the conviction that a major catastrophe will occur
Negative delusions
Reference Delusions - ANSWER-belief that objects, events, or other people have
particular significance to them
Control Delusions - ANSWER-Believing that another person, group of people, or external
force controls thoughts, feelings, impulses, or behavior
Erotomanic Delusions - ANSWER-patently false beliefs that another person, often
someone famous or of higher status or authority, is in love with the individual
Sexual Delusions - ANSWER-The client's belief that his or her sexual behavior is known to
others; that the client is a rapist, prostitute, or pedophile or is pregnant; or that his or her
excessive masturbation has led to insanity.
Grandiose Delusion - ANSWER-a person's false belief that he or she possesses great
wealth, intelligence, or power
Halluciantions - ANSWER-false sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the
absence of an external visual stimulus
Illusions - ANSWER-errors of perception, memory, or judgment in which subjective
experience differs from objective reality
Circumstantial Thinking - ANSWER-a client eventually answers a question but only after
giving excessive unnecessary detail
Tangential Thinking - ANSWER-wandering off the topic and never providing the
information requested
Flight of Ideas - ANSWER-Rapid succession of fragmentary thoughts or speech in which
content changes abruptly and speech may be incoherent. Seen in mania.
, Fragmented or unrelated ideas
Loose Association - ANSWER-characterized by rapid shifts from one topic of conversation
to another. Also known as derailment.
little or no evident relation between the thoughts
Clang Association - ANSWER-association of words similar in sound but not in meaning;
words have no logical connection; may include rhyming and punning
Neologisms - ANSWER-Made-up words that typically have only meaning to the individual
who uses them.
Perseveration - ANSWER-persistent repetition of the same word or idea in response to
different questions: verbal repetition of a sentence, word, or phrase resisting attempts to
change the subject
Word Salad - ANSWER-flow of unconnected words that convey no meaning to the listener
Echopraxia - ANSWER-Imitation of the movements and gestures of another
Echolalia - ANSWER-The uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by
another person
Thought Blocking - ANSWER-stopping abruptly in the middle of a sentence or train of
thought; sometimes client is unable to continue the idea
Thought Broadcasting - ANSWER-a delusional belief that others can hear or know what
the client is thinking
Thought Insertion - ANSWER-Delusion that thoughts are being implanted in one's mind by
other people or forces
Thought Withdrawal - ANSWER-a delusional belief that others are taking the client's
thoughts away and the client is powerless to stop it
Religiosity - ANSWER-excessive demonstration of obsession with religious ideas and
behavior
Paranoia - ANSWER-irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others
Magical thinking - ANSWER-ideas that one's thoughts or behaviors have control over
specific situations
Culture and Schizophrenia - ANSWER-Mental illness was associated with displeasure of
the gods and punishment for sins
Phases of Schizophrenia - ANSWER-Premorbid
Prodromal
SCHIZOPHRENIA QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Persecution Delusion example - ANSWER-My father had me committed so he could make
me take my medication
Somatic Delusion - ANSWER-Belief that something highly unusual is happening to one's
body or internal organs
Religious Delusions - ANSWER-often center around the second coming of Christ or
another significant religious figure or prophet
Nihilistic Delusions - ANSWER-involve the conviction that a major catastrophe will occur
Negative delusions
Reference Delusions - ANSWER-belief that objects, events, or other people have
particular significance to them
Control Delusions - ANSWER-Believing that another person, group of people, or external
force controls thoughts, feelings, impulses, or behavior
Erotomanic Delusions - ANSWER-patently false beliefs that another person, often
someone famous or of higher status or authority, is in love with the individual
Sexual Delusions - ANSWER-The client's belief that his or her sexual behavior is known to
others; that the client is a rapist, prostitute, or pedophile or is pregnant; or that his or her
excessive masturbation has led to insanity.
Grandiose Delusion - ANSWER-a person's false belief that he or she possesses great
wealth, intelligence, or power
Halluciantions - ANSWER-false sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the
absence of an external visual stimulus
Illusions - ANSWER-errors of perception, memory, or judgment in which subjective
experience differs from objective reality
Circumstantial Thinking - ANSWER-a client eventually answers a question but only after
giving excessive unnecessary detail
Tangential Thinking - ANSWER-wandering off the topic and never providing the
information requested
Flight of Ideas - ANSWER-Rapid succession of fragmentary thoughts or speech in which
content changes abruptly and speech may be incoherent. Seen in mania.
, Fragmented or unrelated ideas
Loose Association - ANSWER-characterized by rapid shifts from one topic of conversation
to another. Also known as derailment.
little or no evident relation between the thoughts
Clang Association - ANSWER-association of words similar in sound but not in meaning;
words have no logical connection; may include rhyming and punning
Neologisms - ANSWER-Made-up words that typically have only meaning to the individual
who uses them.
Perseveration - ANSWER-persistent repetition of the same word or idea in response to
different questions: verbal repetition of a sentence, word, or phrase resisting attempts to
change the subject
Word Salad - ANSWER-flow of unconnected words that convey no meaning to the listener
Echopraxia - ANSWER-Imitation of the movements and gestures of another
Echolalia - ANSWER-The uncontrollable and immediate repetition of words spoken by
another person
Thought Blocking - ANSWER-stopping abruptly in the middle of a sentence or train of
thought; sometimes client is unable to continue the idea
Thought Broadcasting - ANSWER-a delusional belief that others can hear or know what
the client is thinking
Thought Insertion - ANSWER-Delusion that thoughts are being implanted in one's mind by
other people or forces
Thought Withdrawal - ANSWER-a delusional belief that others are taking the client's
thoughts away and the client is powerless to stop it
Religiosity - ANSWER-excessive demonstration of obsession with religious ideas and
behavior
Paranoia - ANSWER-irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others
Magical thinking - ANSWER-ideas that one's thoughts or behaviors have control over
specific situations
Culture and Schizophrenia - ANSWER-Mental illness was associated with displeasure of
the gods and punishment for sins
Phases of Schizophrenia - ANSWER-Premorbid
Prodromal
